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Aikatsu!

2012, TV, 50 eps, 75%, Sunrise

Recommended by 5 Dream Festival! fans on AniList.

Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend, Aoi, invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she…

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  1. Cover of Uta no Prince Sama
    Uta no Prince Sama

    2011, TV, 13 eps, 65%

    Recommended by 5 Dream Festival! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  2. Cover of Ensemble Stars!
    Ensemble Stars!

    2019, TV, 24 eps, 65%

    Recommended by 4 Dream Festival! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  3. Cover of STARMYU
    STARMYU

    2015, TV, 12 eps, 64%

    Recommended by 4 Dream Festival! fans on AniList. The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  4. Cover of I★CHU
    I★CHU

    2021, TV, 12 eps, 63%

    The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  5. Cover of B-PROJECT
    B-PROJECT

    2016, TV, 12 eps, 61%

    The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  6. Cover of Gintama
    Gintama

    2006, TV, 201 eps, 85%

    Parody, Samurai, Ensemble Cast

  7. Cover of Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia
    Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia

    2026, TV, 12 eps, 84%

    Royal Affairs, Female Protagonist, Indigenous Cultures

  8. Cover of IDOLiSH7
    IDOLiSH7

    2018, TV, 17 eps, 76%

    The same kind of story: pretty-boy idol groups.

  9. Cover of Spirited Away
    Spirited Away

    2001, Movie, 1 ep, 86%

    Female Protagonist, Youkai, Coming of Age

  10. Cover of Renegade Immortal
    Renegade Immortal

    2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85%

    Full CGI, Cultivation, Revenge

  11. Cover of March comes in like a lion
    March comes in like a lion

    2016, TV, 22 eps, 83%

    Coming of Age, Rehabilitation, Shogi

  12. Cover of Link Click
    Link Click

    2021, ONA, 11 eps, 86%

    Time Manipulation, Super Power, Photography

  13. Cover of Chiikawa
    Chiikawa

    2022, TV short, ongoing, 85%

    Animals, Surreal Comedy, Primarily Child Cast

  14. Cover of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    2022, ONA, 10 eps, 85%

    Cyberpunk, Crime, Dystopian

  15. Cover of DAN DA DAN
    DAN DA DAN

    2024, TV, 12 eps, 83%

    Urban Fantasy, Youkai, Ghost

  16. Cover of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
    Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

    2023, TV, 28 eps, 91%

    Travel, Magic, Elf

  17. Cover of Lord of Mysteries
    Lord of Mysteries

    2025, ONA, 13 eps, 85%

    Conspiracy, Magic, Male Protagonist

  18. Cover of Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
    Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

    2016, TV, 13 eps, 84%

    Rakugo, Acting, Historical

  19. Cover of Takopi's Original Sin
    Takopi's Original Sin

    2025, ONA, 6 eps, 86%

    Denpa, Bullying, Primarily Child Cast

  20. Cover of Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!
    Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!

    2000, TV, 75 eps, 87%

    Boxing, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast

  21. Cover of LOOK BACK
    LOOK BACK

    2024, Movie, 1 ep, 86%

    Drawing, Female Protagonist, Coming of Age

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    Ranking of Kings

    2021, TV, 23 eps, 83%

    Disability, Coming of Age, Fairy Tale

  23. Cover of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu
    Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu

    2016, Movie, 1 ep, 83%

    Vampire, Urban Fantasy, Rotoscoping

Manga for fans of Dream Festival!

Sasaki and Miyano2016, Manga, ongoing, 84% The Apothecary Diaries2017, Manga, ongoing, 86% Delicious in Dungeon2014, Manga, 111 ch, 88% Medalist2020, Manga, ongoing, 88% The Fable2014, Manga, 240 ch, 84% Yotsuba&!2003, Manga, ongoing, 89% Gin Tama2003, Manga, 709 ch, 87% BECK2000, Manga, 103 ch, 86%

About Dream Festival!

2016, ONA, 12 eps, 61%, Bandai Namco Pictures

One day, second year high school student Kanade Amamiya is suddenly scouted by legendary idol Haruto Mikami. He now faces the life an idol with others in the same agency. He aims to make his CD debut in Dream Festival!, joined by the mysterious Shin Oikawa, the stoic Junya Sasaki, the kind but passionate Itsuki Katagiri, and the clumsy but smart Chizuru Sawamura. In order to receive the Dream Festival! Cards sent by fans, can Kanade and the others become the best on stage?

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